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Ashford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2009, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2008 (443), and casualties were unchanged.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,746 collisions in Ashford.

Collisions in 2009
424
Down 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
613
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2009

2.4% of collisions in Ashford in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight36486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious609.8%
  • Slight54288%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2009 is highlighted, with 424, down 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025256356
2024261348
2023307446
2022258373
2021248339
2020242351
2019310464
2018310447
2017313464
2016318449
2015341499
2014352491
2013376517
2012374541
2011353485
2010396534
2009424613
2008443613
2007442589
2006458667
2005451631
2004466617
2003494641
2002486660
2001463621
2000481662
1999485683
1998422588
1997404586
1996433637
1995445621
1994457602
1993431614
1992414549
1991431598
1990472652
1989466620
1988422556
1987462595
1986451585
1985390521
1984454566
1983429554
1982417557
1981430590
1980423534
1979385502

When and where crashes happen in Ashford in 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February36 (8.5%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April35 (8.3%)
  • May42 (9.9%)
  • June37 (8.7%)
  • July40 (9.4%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September26 (6.1%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November38 (9%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (66%)
  • Wet or damp118 (28%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph141 (33%)
  • 40 mph55 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (4%)
  • 60 mph151 (36%)
  • 70 mph56 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2095 (15%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 45112 (18%)
  • 46 to 5583 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (68%)
  • Passenger156 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (76%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ashford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashford ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 137th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2009

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2009, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2009

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2009: 89, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2889129116
2ndM20477203
3rdA20355114
4thA292283503
5thA2070203412
6thB2229142510
7thA251131814
8thA2042121403
9thA252111512
10thA262101100
11thB2067101200
12thB208071310
13thB20824601
14thA2743701
15thB20692300
16thA2681100
17thB20771400
18thB21641100
19thB2291100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2009

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2009: 127.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2009

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2009: 98.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years